Porter attacks Schiff for taking ‘dirty money.’ His response? ‘I gave that money to you’
LA TimesRep. Katie Porter and Rep. Adam B. Schiff participate in a debate on stage with other candidates running to succeed late Sen. Dianne Feinstein at Westin Bonaventure Hotel on Oct. 8 in Los Angeles. Irvine Rep. Katie Porter has repeatedly attacked her top Democratic rival in California’s 2024 Senate race, Burbank Rep. Adam B. Schiff, for accepting campaign contributions from oil, pharmaceutical, financial and other influential special interests trying to sway federal policy in Washington. She prided herself on not taking donations from corporate political action committees, unlike Schiff, who along with Republican former baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is leading in the polls as Tuesday’s primary election fast approaches. “I gave that money to you, Katie Porter, and the only response was thank you, thank you, thank you.” The Times analyzed campaign finance reports from three election cycles when Porter and Schiff overlapped in Congress to see if the candidates’ claims were true. Here’s what we found: Defense, tech and pharmaceutical companies donated money to Schiff Schiff’s committees reported 377 contributions from corporate PACs, according to a Times analysis.
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